New Support for Synchronizing Open Source SQLite Database and Oracle Database
News Facts
- Today, Oracle announced availability of the latest
release of Oracle Database Lite, a comprehensive solution for developing,
deploying and managing applications for mobile and embedded environments. - With Oracle Database Lite, mobile users gain continuous
access to data unconstrained by mobile network bandwidth and coverage, allowing
them to access enterprise data even in the absence of a network
connection. - New in this release of Oracle Database Lite is the
ability to bi-directionally synchronize data between the open source SQLite
database and Oracle
Database. - This release also provides centralized user and device
provisioning and management of SQLite-based mobile applications, allowing
disconnected users to have an experience virtually identical to users who are
connected.
Easier and More Secure Mobile Synchronization
Oracle Database Lite consists of:
- Oracle Database Lite Client, a small footprint SQL database that
runs on many devices and platforms and can be bi-directionally synchronized with
an Oracle Database server; and, - Oracle Database Lite Mobile Server, which enables mobile users
and devices to operate in occasionally connected environments, periodically
synchronizing with a back-end database server.
Enhancements to Oracle Database Lite include:
- Synchronization and device management for the open
source SQLite database: Through a new open architecture, Oracle Database Lite
Mobile Server can now synchronize between Oracle Database Lite Client databases
and an Oracle Database as well as between SQLite client databases and an Oracle
Database. The Oracle Database Lite Mobile Server can also be used to provision
SQLite-based applications, devices on which these applications run, and users of
these applications. - User authentication on client devices using a Common
Access Card: For applications that demand a high level of security, this enables
the authentication of users by requiring them to establish their credentials via
smart cards. - Easy sharing of devices among multiple users by means
of device re-registration: This allows a device to be used by different users at
different times, a capability particularly useful when a device is used by
different employees during different shifts or on different days. An employee
does not need to always retrieve the same device. As long as employees are
registered with the Oracle Database Lite Mobile Server, they can retrieve any
device and re-register the device for their own use.
Supporting Quotes
- "As companies look to more cost effectively run global
operations, workers need to be able to efficiently access data without
interruption or hassle despite their physical location, which is why demand for
mobile applications continues to grow across many industries,” said Marie-Anne
Neimat, vice president Software Development, Oracle. “Oracle Database Lite’s
support for mobile applications built on the open source SQLite database
addresses this need and helps improve productivity for a large community of
mobile workers who can now access their enterprise Oracle Database, no matter
where their jobs take them.” - “Oracle Database Lite’s Mobile Server is a great tool for
data synchronization in large scale enterprises,” said Zdravko Mandic, manager
Research and Development, Infoart d.o.o. “Our implementation, which consists of
more than 1500 client devices, would have hardly been possible without it.
Oracle Database Lite works silently, in the background, synchronizing huge
amounts of data to our central Oracle Database and vice versa. This automatic
synchronization, combined with great device management, is essential to keeping
such large deployments healthy and helps enable enterprises to stay up and
running all the time.”
